Lions' 'intense' new coordinator Joe Lombardi relates well to players

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Feb 7, 2014

Lombardi, the new Lions offensive coordinator, said he believes he will be the one calling the plays for Detroit this fall. "I believe so," Lombardi said. However, after watching film of Stafford’s picks in 2013, Lions offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi c… (more)ame away with the feeling that the quarterback wasn’t an “interception machine,” Lombardi told reporters on Friday. Lombardi spent the last seven seasons with the New Orleans Saints, the last five as quarterbacks coach. Lombardi said over the past "few years" in New Orleans, he has tried to envision what plays he would call in certain situations. After playing three seasons, Lombardi graduated from the Academy in 1994, and DeBerry said the disciplined lifestyle at Air Force helped him become the industrious man he is today. Hes worked with great people and certainly worked hard and certainly has been prepared for every opportunity that he has been afforded, DeBerry said.

Lombardi expects to call plays for Lions

Joe Lombardi: Matthew Stafford is not an “interception machine”

The 2013 season didn’t end especially well for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. In his final eight starts, Stafford had as many interceptions (13) as touchdowns (13). Overall, he finished with 19 picks, and his interceptions-to-attempts ratio was the…